Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 4/13/1979

Commonwealth v. Watson

Citations

388 N.E.2d 680
377 Mass. 814
1979 Mass. LEXIS 1113

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where remainder of an utterance concerns same subject and explains first part, whole utterance may be admitted in interests of completeness
motion for new trial based on evidence suggesting that key prosecution witness may have lied at trial merits serious consideration
completeness requires that when a statement, declaration, or admission by a person is made the subject of proof, all that was said by him at the same time and upon the same subject is admissible
discussing scope and limitations of verbal completeness doctrine
defendant’s false statements to police

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Judges: Hennessey, Quirico, Braucher, Liacos, Abrams

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